The other day a friend sent me this amusing little meme. Which one am I? I thought probably Bruce. Yet when I asked a trusted source, I was informed I am actually Loud Roger. On reflection, probably accurate. I do talk a lot. And have decision paralysis. (I joke sometimes that if you’re dining with me at a restaurant, there will come a point you need to just take the menu away from me and tell me what I’m having.)
This is interesting because I think writing style should be like good drumming. You only notice it when you're meant to. But (true this) yours is one of only 2 pages where I actively/consciousnessly admire the style. One is FdB, for occasional David Foster Wallace type flair. Yours I envy because it's so spare.
As long as you aren't in the maddening habit of starting sentences with "So", when they are not a clear logical consequence of the previous sentence, I'm sure your academic and speaking style is fine!
One hears this all the time on TV or the radio when a pundit or expert is being interviewed. Sometimes they start every reply with "So", and it drives me (and I suspect most normal people) potty! It is as if they are starting by announcing "so be it", as if their reply is unassailable wisdom.
Recognising the sound of your own voice
This is interesting because I think writing style should be like good drumming. You only notice it when you're meant to. But (true this) yours is one of only 2 pages where I actively/consciousnessly admire the style. One is FdB, for occasional David Foster Wallace type flair. Yours I envy because it's so spare.
Oh god, I'm def Wilhelmina.
As long as you aren't in the maddening habit of starting sentences with "So", when they are not a clear logical consequence of the previous sentence, I'm sure your academic and speaking style is fine!
One hears this all the time on TV or the radio when a pundit or expert is being interviewed. Sometimes they start every reply with "So", and it drives me (and I suspect most normal people) potty! It is as if they are starting by announcing "so be it", as if their reply is unassailable wisdom.